Key takeaways
- Economically, people are increasingly optimistic personally.
- Yet with COVID-19 and a recession in the rear-view mirror, many worry about unemployment insurance discouraging a return to work.
- Politically, participants across party lines lament our polarized country.
Many Feel Their Personal Situation Has Improved
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Yet Many Still Lament Our Deep Societal Divisions, Citing Race In Particular
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Many Feel Unemployment Relief Is Important, Even If They Disagree On The Current Need
Some Democrats Suggest Many Jobs Are Likely Underpaid
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Some Voters Have Mixed Views On Their Own Parties
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Democrats Describe Their Party’s Vision As Focused On Race And Economic Equality
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Democrats See The Republican Vision As Retrogressive And Dystopian
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About The Study
This release features findings from online focus groups conducted on June 16, 2021, with voters in three states: Ohio (mixed partisans who have been on unemployment insurance within the past year), Georgia (Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters), and Arizona (Republican and Republican-leaning voters who aren’t very unfavorable toward Biden or very favorable toward Trump). Qualitative results are not statistically projectable.